Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 9.3% who did.
The total number Mount Vernon School District 80 students who failed their math assessments fell by 3% from the previous school year.
Mount Vernon School District 80 roughly covers schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Mount Vernon.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center | Mount Vernon School District 80 | 91.8% |
| Zadok Casey Middle School | Mount Vernon School District 80 | 91% |
| Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center | Mount Vernon School District 80 | 87.2% |
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